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• WVHCA Issues Policy Statement for Public Witnesses -Sunday, April 29, 2012
  On April 11, 2012, the West Virginia Health Care Authority announced a new policy regarding the testimony for witnesses from the[...]
  
  
• MSBCBS of TN Settles HIPAA/HITECH Violation for $1.5M -Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating [...]
  
  
• OHFLAC Announces New Independent Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure for West Virginia Nursing Homes -Saturday, March 10, 2012
  The latest West Virginia Health Care Association e-News Update announced that the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certif[...]
  
  
• West Virginia Health Care Association Launches WV Senior Care Website -Sunday, February 26, 2012
  This past week health care colleague and CEO of the West Virginia Health Care Association, Patrick D. Kelly, advised me that the[...]
  
  
• CMS Issues proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Programs under HITECH -Friday, February 24, 2012
  Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use under th[...]
  
  
• SCOTUS Overturns Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decision on Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements -Friday, January 20, 2012
  On February 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in the matter of [...]
  
  
• HIPAA Privacy Action Filed Against University Health Associates -Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  The West Virginia Record reports the filing of a medical record breach action against West Virginia University Medical Corporati[...]
  
  
• WVHCA: 2012 CON Capital Expenditure Minimum -Friday, December 23, 2011
  The West Virginia Health Care Authority has announced the 2012 certificate of need capital expenditure minimum threshold of $2,9[...]
  
  
• Health Care Law Blog: Have a Wonderful Holiday Season! -Thursday, November 24, 2011
  Happy Holidays to my clients, health care and lawyer colleagues, and other readers of the  Health Care Law Blog  I app[...]
  
  
• Thanksgiving 2011: Occupy The Dinner Table and Engage With Grace -Tuesday, November 08, 2011
  The Engage with Grace Project is an effort to raise awareness of the importance of end of life care planning and discussing your[...]
  
  
• HIPAA/HITECH Audits: OCR Program to Audit 150 Covered Entities -
  Today the Office for Civil Right (OCR) announced details of a pilot program to perform up to 150 audits of covered entities to a[...]